Known for blending traditional Tuareg music with more Western-derived guitar-based styles, Tinariwen's fascinating thirty-year musical and social history has led them to become one of the most talked about "World music" acts around. Lulla, a track from their new album, is available for free. Take advantage.

For those of you not familiar with Richard Dorfmeister (Kruder & Dorfmeister) and Rupert Huber's musical project, Tosca are considered masters of deluxe soundscapes and sensual rhythms. No Hassle, their 5th long player, is a beautiful musical statement, submerged with analogue and digital sounds, samples and live instruments. You can sample Tosca's music by downloading a special version of ‘Springer’, a track taken from the album, for free.

A Broken Consort create powerful and imaginative instrumental folk music. The four musical pieces which make up Box of Birch are perfectly crafted, with rich textures and soothing melodies - and we have the fourth, ‘The Elder Lie’, for you to download for free now. So give it a listen.